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Is Scotts Valley in a fire hazard severity zone?
75.5% of Scotts Valley is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 61.7% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Scotts Valley ranks 469 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 2.85 sq mi High, 0.64 sq mi Moderate, out of 4.61 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 61.7% is 9.5 points below the 71.2% of Santa Cruz County. The median home value of $1,092,000 is 8% above the county median of $1,015,200. Among 30 places in the county it ranks 10 for exposure; Lompico ranks first at 100.0%. The state has not evaluated Scotts Valley for liquefaction or landslides, so the absence of a seismic hazard zone proves nothing.
Zones differ from street to street: check the address above. In Santa Cruz County overall, 8.9% of the land is Very High.
No fire perimeter since 1950 touches Scotts Valley in the state record. Small fires are often missing from it.
Nearby places compared
- Mount Hermon, 2.6 mi west: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,032,800
- Zayante, 2.9 mi northwest: 98.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $713,100
- Pasatiempo, 3.6 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,485,100
- Felton, 3.7 mi west: 19.6% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $836,700
- Paradise Park, 3.9 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Lompico, 4.3 mi northwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $630,600
- Ben Lomond, 4.4 mi west: 77.7% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $956,100
- Live Oak, 4.7 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $975,900
- Soquel, 5.2 mi southeast: 33.8% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $908,500
- Santa Cruz, 5.3 mi south: 1.7% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,180,100
- Capitola, 6.2 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $746,000
- Twin Lakes, 6.4 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $958,300